I built an armada.

It's fair to say that the Yunfan II received as much attention as the first launch of the Yunfan III anti-ship ballistic missile.

Everyone is eagerly anticipating its performance on the battlefield and hopes it will bring surprises to the USS Condor!

With a terminal penetration speed exceeding Mach 14, the Yunfan-2 anti-ship ballistic missile's power is something that ordinary medium- and short-range ballistic missiles cannot achieve; just thinking about it makes one feel hopeless.

Faced with such a high-speed incoming ballistic missile, even the usually confident Deng Zhenhua had to shrug and say: "Our army cannot stop such an incoming missile."

The speed is simply too fast, greatly compressing the reaction time. Even the most advanced air defense and anti-missile missiles cannot react in time, and even if they do react, they cannot keep up with the speed!

After all, they've already broken through to the end of the defenses. How much time do we have left to intercept them?

Not long after, a series of coordinate systems were analyzed and calculated by summing the data, resulting in several sets of specific coordinate systems in which the targets would appear.

The computer then performs group calculations on these coordinate systems, ultimately determining the position with the highest probability, and providing a lead time...

Time ticked by, and the atmosphere in the command hall grew increasingly tense.

Two minutes later, Professor Zhang urgently reported: "Reporting to the commander, the calculation results are in. The coordinates of the Eagle Tribe's Bald Eagle aircraft carrier will appear next: North latitude, East longitude..."

"Reporting to the commander, satellite data transmission has been completed, and tracking has begun..."

"Reporting to the commander, the computer has identified a total of six possible evasive maneuvers for the USS Condor..."

"Reporting to the commander, the coordinates of the final target are being calculated..."

Su Dingping nodded expressionlessly, while his mind raced, estimating the most likely location of the USS Condor within this coordinate system.

He is very confident in the Yunfan-2 anti-ship ballistic missile, which he personally participated in developing, and can ensure that there will be no malfunctions from takeoff to hitting the target!
Back there, many new researchers were getting restless. They felt the same way they did when the Yunfan-3 anti-ship ballistic missile was launched: nervous, but more so, apprehensive.

At this moment, a newcomer couldn't wait to ask Professor Zhao, "Professor, do you think we can accurately hit the target again this time?"

Upon hearing this, Guo Xueyun and many other newcomers looked towards Professor Zhao, anticipating his response.

In any case, this strike covered a much greater distance than the USS Enterprise, and not just tens of kilometers, but hundreds of kilometers. No one could have predicted what unexpected events might occur along the way.

Of course, the main reason is that they are all newcomers and have no idea what the status of the Yunfan series anti-ship ballistic missiles is!

Professor Zhao turned his head and looked deeply in Su Dingping's direction, then replied meaningfully, "Everything impossible can become possible, and miracles are meant to be created. I believe that Chief Su and his team will definitely achieve this."

Guo Xueyun and the others didn't ask any more questions. Instead, they watched silently, their hearts filled with even greater anticipation for this launch, hoping that it would create another miracle.

Even though they hadn't been at the Pangu Research Base for very long, they were already tired of hearing all sorts of legends about Su Dingping. He was a god-like figure standing at the top of the scientific research pyramid.

He is adept at creating various scientific research miracles, possesses a pair of hands that can turn the rotten into the magical, and can easily solve the problems faced by everyone!
It's safe to say there's nothing he can't do!
"Reporting to the commander, all data has been processed and can be imported into the missile flight control computer."

After a short while, Professor Zhang reported truthfully again, "Shall we proceed with data loading?"

"Load!"

Following Su Dingping's order, Professor Zhang and his team immediately sprang into action, importing all target-related data into the missile flight control computer.

"Reporting to the commander, the filling is complete," Professor Zhang reported again.

"it is good."

Su Dingping then reported into the communications channel, "Sir, everything is ready and we can launch at any time!"

Upon hearing this, Liu Huaming's heart skipped a beat for no reason, and his expression became tense.

The success rate of the second test launch of the Yunfan series anti-ship ballistic missiles is also very important, as it can be said to determine whether they have mastered this killer weapon.

If the target is hit again, it will undoubtedly be a huge blow to the high-ranking leaders of the Eagle Tribe. They believe that the first attack was just a fluke and that it is no longer meaningful to threaten the Dragon Summer Tribe with an aircraft carrier fleet in the future.

If this attempt misses the target, it means this model needs further refinement to ensure accuracy! This also creates a rather awkward situation, further fueling the arrogance of the Eagle Tribe's top brass!
This will further convince them that the Yunfan-3 anti-ship ballistic missile launched by the Longxia tribe earlier only hit its target by chance and will not pose a substantial threat to the aircraft carrier fleet.

Before hitting the target, this probability exists, and it is fifty percent!
Xu Dongguo, Xiao Chongjun, and Qian Wenbing, who were sitting to the side, did not say a word, but waited quietly for Liu Huaming to give the battle order.

At this moment, Liu Huaming was also hesitant, knowing very well that it was a crucial moment for him to make a decision.

Earth has always been a place where the strong prey on the weak and the law of the jungle prevails. If a country doesn't have some killer weapons and equipment, it will suffer a great loss in terms of conventional weapons.

After all, nuclear weapons are only used for strategic nuclear deterrence and cannot actually be used in warfare. Therefore, the means of combat in war generally involve conventional weapons exchanging fire.

If the Longxia tribe wants to establish a firm foothold in the Eastern Sea and prevent the Eagle tribe from setting up battlefields in this area again, and wants to use the first island chain to blockade the Longxia tribe's navy, then it must master the Yunfan series of anti-ship ballistic missiles!
The second launch must achieve a first-shot hit, just like the first!
This is a crucial battle for breaking through, and we must win it!

Of course, this is even more related to the strategic game with the Eagle Tribe, forcing them to make concessions on some key interests and pushing the battle line to the second island chain, or even the third island chain, in the Pacific Ocean!
As for the more distant third island chain, Liu Huaming and his colleagues did not consider it.

The First Island Chain was used by the Eagle Tribe to besiege the Longxia Tribe's outlet to the sea. Military bases were deployed on many islands in an attempt to trap the Longxia Tribe in this narrow sea area.

This is extremely dangerous for the Longxia tribe, since they are already at their doorstep. The navy has taken on the important task of breaking through the island chain and achieving a breakthrough, and Liu Huaming has placed very high hopes on the Yunfan series of anti-ship ballistic missiles!
Because of high expectations, he was also nervous. Liu Huaming took several deep breaths before giving the order into the communicator: "Dingping, you can proceed with the launch!"

At this point, the die was cast and the arrow was ready to be released!
"Yes, Chief!"

Since the commander had given the order, Su Dingping did not hesitate at all and decisively placed his hand on the red launch button and pressed it.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the ground of the nuclear missile research base trembled, and even the command and control center shook. The Yunfan-2 anti-ship ballistic missile had been successfully ignited.

On the large screen in front of the control console, a scene of billowing smoke and dust, as well as the roar of the huge rocket engine, were displayed. The blazing flames propelled the Yunfan-2 anti-ship missile slowly upward, piercing the sky!
It sped up faster and faster, and soon turned into a fiery meteor, finally disappearing from people's sight.

Meanwhile, various observation devices deployed along the route immediately entered the monitoring phase, monitoring the flight attitude of Yunfan-2 throughout the entire process to ensure that it was in a normal flight state.

Moreover, the observation stations along the route also reported that the flight was normal and the telemetry signals were normal, which Professor Zhang and the others listened to and nodded repeatedly.

The next moment, the image on the big screen switched from the launch platform to a ballistic chart showing the launch site on one end and the aircraft carrier on the other, along with a series of flight data!
People can see on the big screen that the cursor representing Yunfan-2 is moving rapidly toward the target at an extremely fast speed!

The operators kept reporting the specific situation from the side.

"Reporting, sir, flight altitude 30 km!"

"Reporting to the commander, the flight altitude is 100km!"

"Reporting to the commander, the flight altitude is 480km!"

From the operators' reports, Guo Xueyun and others also learned that Yunfan-2 was not only flying faster and faster, but its altitude was also changing rapidly. Soon it flew out of the atmosphere and entered the gliding phase.

This is the final moment of the Yunfan-2 rocket engine's operation, boosting it to the very top of its trajectory. Next, it will fall rapidly into the atmosphere again, just like an object that has been thrown out, until it finally enters the passive acceleration phase!
The entire launch process was no different from that of the Yunfan-3 anti-ship ballistic missile. If there was any difference, it was that this launch covered a longer distance, and the target was in the process of accelerating towards the battlefield.

As a result, they couldn't help but become nervous, and some even gripped the hem of their clothes tightly, silently praying, "Hit, it must hit!"

That's right. As newcomers to the military research field of the Longxia tribe, they share the same common feelings as the old professors: they hope that the weapons and equipment they develop can shine on the battlefield and drive the enemy into a panic!

At the same time, Su Dingping's eyes were fixed on the big screen, following the movement of the cursor on Yunfan-2, but his expression was particularly solemn.

Although he had the same confidence in Yunfan II as he did in Yunfan III, it was precisely because Yunfan III hit the target on its first attempt that he felt an invisible pressure.

He was well aware that the success or failure of the Yunfan-2 launch had entirely different implications for the leaders!
To put it simply, if the maiden voyage of Yunfan-3 fails, then the leaders will not have such high hopes for Yunfan-2. They will think that it is normal for it to fail again. After all, in military scientific research, there is always a probability of failure.
Under these circumstances, as long as Yunfan-3 hits the target, the leaders will be very happy, as it will be like rekindling the flame of hope!
Now that the first launch was successful, the psychological letdown would be huge if Yunfan II failed.

This is an emotional matter and has no direct relation to confidence in Yunfan-2!
Therefore, the entire command hall was in a tense atmosphere. No one said a word, and everyone's attention was focused on the big screen, watching the dramatic changes in the data.

The altitude of Yunfan-2 is constantly changing, soaring from 600km to 1800km!

As Yunfan-2 accelerated, the early warning and reconnaissance satellites previously secretly deployed by the Eagle Tribe in the East China Sea successfully captured its flight path immediately.

The Yunfan-3 satellite, which was also discovered by this batch of satellites, was dispatched here by the Eagle Tribe when the two sides were conducting nuclear weapons use consultations on the front lines.

The purpose is obvious: to monitor the Longxia tribe's every move, especially its ballistic missile launches!
Almost simultaneously with the satellite capturing Yunfan-2, monitoring equipment deployed at relevant military bases in the Dongzhou sea area also captured Yunfan-2's flight trajectory.

The data was immediately transmitted back to the Pacific Naval Command Operations Center. When the person in charge saw it, he was so shocked that he almost jumped three feet high.

He hurriedly reported, "Reporting, sir, the Longxia tribe has just launched another ballistic missile!"

Upon seeing the relevant intelligence data, the high-ranking naval officers were stunned, and their hearts suddenly jumped into their throats. "Damn, another one! What are they trying to do?"
At that moment, Four-Star General Kurila was holding a meeting with a group of commanders. When the staff reported the situation to them, their expressions suddenly changed. Kurila's face turned ashen, and the veins on his forehead bulged.

Previously, the Longxia tribe had launched a ballistic missile, leading them to believe it was an intercontinental ballistic missile aimed at the Eagle tribe's homeland. This caused chaos among them, with some even rushing to air-raid shelters in a flurry of activity.

The results eventually confirmed that it was a medium-range ballistic missile carrying a conventional warhead, and that it was aimed at the USS Enterprise aircraft carrier, crippling the carrier in one fell swoop.

Now another one has been launched. What exactly is the Longxia tribe trying to do?
What angered them most was that they still had no way of monitoring whether this was an intercontinental ballistic missile or not. (End of Chapter)